limbus; else why should men be so much affected with that which others think or say? The best temper of minds desireth good name and true honour: the lighter, popularity and applause: the more depraved, subjection and tyranny; as is seen in great conquerors and troublers of the world; and yet more in arch-heretics; for the introducing of new doctrines is likewise an affectation of tyranny over the understandings and beliefs of men.

Of the Impressions upon the Body from several Passions of

Of the Hurt or Help of Wine, taken moderately

7

7

8

9

10

10

12

13

19

21

Of Casting the Skin, and Shell, in some Creatures.

23

* For the first part of this Table see the end of vol. iv. of this edition.

Page

Creatures

Of Teeth, and Hard Substances in the Bodies of Living

Of the Generation and Bearing of Living Creatures in the
Womb

Of Species Visible

Of Impulsion and Percussion

31

36

38

40

Of Prohibition of Putrefaction, and the long Conservation of Bodies

44

Of Increasing Milk in Milch Beasts

Of Sand of the Nature of Glass

Of the Growth of Coral

Of the Gathering of Manna

Of the Correcting of Wines .

Of Bitumen, one of the Materials of Wild-fire

47

48

48

49

49

50

50

51

51

Of Wounds Made with Brass, and with Iron

Of Mortification by Cold

Of Super-natation of Bodies

Of the Flying of Unequal Bodies in the Air

Of Water, that it may be the Medium of Sounds
Of the Flight of the Spirits upon Odious Objects

Of the Super-reflexion of Echoes

Of the Force of Imagination imitating that of the Sense

Of Preservation of Bodies

Of the Growth or Multiplying of Metals

Of the Drowning the more Base Metal in the more Precious

Of Fixation of Bodies

Of the Restless Nature of Things in themselves, and their
Desire to Change

CENTURY IX.

Of Perception in Bodies Insensible, tending to Natural Divination and Subtile Trials .

Page

58

58

Of the causes of Appetite in the Stomach

73

Of Concretion and Dissolution of Bodies

Of Sweetness of Odour from the Rainbow

Of Sweet Smells

Of the Corporeal Substance of Smells
Of Fetid and Fragrant Odours

Of the Causes of Putrefaction

Of Bodies unperfectly Mixed

Of Concoction and Crudity

Of Alterations, which may be called Majors
Of Bodies Liquefiable, and not Liquefiable .

Of Bodies Fragile and Tough

Of the two Kinds of Pneumaticals in Bodies

Of Bodies Hard and Soft

Of Bodies Ductile and Tensile

74

75

75

76

78

79

79

81

82

83

83

84

85

85

Of several Passions of Matter, and Characters of Bodies

Of the Differences of Living Creatures, Male and Female

90

Of the Comparative Magnitude of Living Creatures
Of Producing Fruit without Core or Stone .

Of the Working of Water upon Air Contiguous

Of the Salamander

Of the Contrary Operations of Time on Fruits and Liquors
Of Blows and Bruises

Of the Nature of Air

97

98

98

99

99

Of the Rolling and Breaking of the Seas

Of the Dulcoration of Salt Water

Of the Return of Saltness in Pits by the Sea-shore .

Of Attraction by Similitude of Substance

Of Attraction

Of Heat under Earth

. 108

104

104

105

105

. 106

106

Of the Rise of Liquors or Powders by Means of Flame

Of the Influences of the Moon

Of Vinegar.

Of Creatures that Sleep all Winter

110

110

111

114

114

Of the Generating of Creatures by Copulation, and by Pu

Of the Emission of Spirits in Vapour, or Exhalation, Odourlike

Of the Transmission and Influx of Immateriate Virtues, and the Force of Imagination